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1 online resource (xi, 456 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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A National Bureau of Economic Research conference report
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NBER conference report.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / David A. Wise and Richard Woodbury -- Evidence for significant compression of morbidity in the elderly U.S. population / David M. Cutler, Kaushik Ghosh, and Mary Beth Landrum ; comment : Daniel McFadden and Wei Xie -- The lifetime risk of nursing home use / Michael D. Hurd, Pierre-Carl Michaud, and Susann Rohwedder ; comment : David M. Cutler -- A comparison of different measures of health and their relation to labor force transitions at older ages / Arie Kapteyn and Erik Meijer ; comment : Steven F. Venti -- The nexus of social security benefits, health, and wealth at death / James M. Poterba, Steven F. Venti, and David A. Wise ; comment : Jonathan Skinner -- Understanding the SES gradient in health among the elderly : the role of childhood circumstances / Till Stowasser, Florian Heiss, Daniel McFadden, and Joachim Winter ; comment: Robert J. Willis -- Early retirement, mental health and social networks / Axel Börsch-Supan and Morten Schuth ; comment : Elaine Kelly -- Spousal health effects : the role of selection / James Banks, Elaine Kelly, and James P. Smith ; comment : Amitabh Chandra -- Grandpa and the snapper : the wellbeing of the elderly who live with children / Angus Deaton and Arthur A. Stone ; comment : David Laibson -- Expectations, aging and cognitive decline / Gábor Kézdi and Robert J. Willis ; comment : John B. Shoven -- Nutrition, iron deficiency anemia, and the demand for iron fortified salt : evidence from an experiment in rural Bihar / Abhijit Banerjee, Sharon Barnhardt, and Esther Duflo ; comment : Amitabh Chandra -- The diffusion of new medical technology : the case of drug-eluting stents / Amitabh Chandra, David Malenka, and Jonathan Skinner ; comment : Jay Bhattacharya -- Who uses the Roth 401(k), and how do they use it? / John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson, and Brigitte C. Madrian ; comment : James M. Poterba. |
| Summary |
The oldest members of the Baby-Boomer generation are now crossing the threshold of eligibility for Social Security and Medicare with extensive and significant implications for these programs' overall spending and fiscal sustainability. Yet the aging of the Baby Boomers is just one part of the rapidly changing landscape of aging in the United States and around the world. The latest volume in the NBER's Economics of Aging series, Discoveries in the Economics of Aging assembles incisive analyses of the most recent research in this expanding field of study. A substantive focus of the volume is the well-documented relationship between health and financial well-being, especially as people age. The contributors explore this issue from a variety of perspectives within the context of the changing demographic landscape. The first part of the volume explores recent trends in health measurement, including the use of alternative measurement indices. Later contributions explore, among other topics, alternate determinants of health, including retirement, marital status, and cohabitation with family, and the potential for innovations, interventions, and public policy to improve health and financial well-being. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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In English. |
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Older people -- Economic conditions -- Research -- Congresses.
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Older people -- Economic conditions. |
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Research. |
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Older people -- Health and hygiene -- Research -- Congresses.
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Older people -- Health and hygiene. |
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Well-being -- Economic aspects -- Congresses.
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Well-being. |
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Economics -- Research -- Congresses.
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Economics -- Research. |
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Older people.
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Aging.
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Aging. |
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elderly. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. |
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Older people. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. |
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Congress.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Wise, David A., editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wise, David A. Discoveries in the Economics of Aging. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2014 9780226146096 (OCoLC)860755354 |
| ISBN |
9780226146126 (electronic book) |
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022614612X (electronic book) |
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9781306923972 |
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1306923972 |
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9780226146096 (print) |
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022614609X (print) |
| Standard No. |
10.7208/9780226146126 |
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